Care Coordinator

Description Provides assertive care coordination and outreach services to consumers referred to the SMI programs under the direct supervision of a qualified case manager.

Essential Functions:
1. Identify and provide non-clinical community based services to consumers enrolled in the SMI program. (15%)
2. Coordinates with Peer Specialist to engage member and assure member input into all aspects of the Care Plan or Individual Recovery Plan (IRP) (10%)
3. Identify and arrange for Community Resources that support SMI members that may include:
� Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
� Transportation
� Entitlements
� Housing
� Clothing
� Dental Services
� Vision Services
� Literacy Services
� Cultural and Linguistic Services
� Legal and Advocacy Services (10%)

4. Engages with the consumer in side by side modeling of how to enjoy various leisure-time activities. (10%)
5. Engages in pre-planning meeting with the consumer to help them understand and prepare for the recovery planning process, and begin thinking about his/her goals before involving the psychiatrist and other clinical recovery team members. (10%)
6. Initiates a crisis response plan using consumer�s self report of intervention preferences. (5%)
7. Provide members with information about the Case Management process and services. (15%)
8. Participates as a member of the case management team providing supportive services that do not require the clinical judgment of a licensed clinical case manager, licensed clinical supervisor and/or psychiatrist. (20%)
9. Participates in 24/7 on call rotation

Education:
o Bachelor�s degree with a minimum of twelve (12) semester credit hours in courses such as counseling, criminal justice, human services, psychology, social work, social welfare, sociology or other behavioral sciences; AND a) one and one-half (1�) years of specialized experience or b) at least 40 hours of continuing education in human/social services subjects. The continuing education may consist of seminars, conferences, adult education courses, certification coursework, employer training, or similar educational activities.

Experience:
� Minimum of two (2) years experience in direct inpatient and outpatient mental health clinical care preferably in behavioral health field.
� Minimum of two (2) years utilization management and/or case management experience with quality improvement experience

Requirements Please refer to the Job Description for the qualifications.